Using a Keyboard 55
DM2000 Version 2—Owner’s Manual

Using a Keyboard

A PS/2 compatible keyboard can be connected to the KEYBOARD port and used
for quick title entry while the Title Edit window is displayed. Note that only 101
and 104-key U.S. keyboards are supported.
Characters, including letters, numbers, and punctuation marks, supported by the
DM2000 can be entered. Characters appear directly in the Title Edit window, the
same as when they are entered on the DM2000. The following table shows how
other keys correspond to Title Edit window functions.

Channel Strip Displays

The fluorescent channel strip displays show information regarding the
channel strips, as described below.
You can adjust their brightness by using the Channel Strip Display
Brightness preference on page 277.

Selected Channel

The border of the currently selected channel’s channel strip display lights
up like this.

Fader Touch Sense

When fader knobs are touched, the corresponding Touch Sense indica-
tors light up like this.

Routing Indicators

These indicators show to which Output Channels an Input Channel is
being routed: 1 through 8 being the Bus Outs, “S” being the Stereo Out,
and “D,” the Direct Out.

EQ, Insert, Delay, Comp & Gate Indicators

These indicators show whether a channel’s EQ, Insert, Delay, Comp, and
Gate functions are on or off.
Key Title Edit Window function Description
ESC CANCEL Cancels title entry
RETURN/ENTER OK Enters the specified title
CAPS LOCK SHIFT LOCK Toggles between uppercase and lowercase
SHIFT Switches to uppercase characters
Backspace Deletes the character to the left
Cursor (left/right) Left/right arrow buttons Moves the cursor within the title
INSERT INS Toggles between insert and overwrite modes
DELETE DEL Deletes the selected character
SPACE bar SPACE Inserts a space at the current position
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